Question
From where should the musaafir calculate the 77 km distance required for a valid Shari' journey? Is this distance from a person's home or the municipal boundary of the town/city?
Answer
The safar (journey) distance should be calculated from the end of the town/city where the built-up area ends, from whichever side one leaves the town/city. If there is no end of the built-up area, that is, the buildings encroach on even the next town, then calculate the distance from the official boundary of the town/city. The distance is never calculated from one's house. The boundary refers to the boundary of the town/city, not the municipal boundary.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 20 No 11
- PDF page
- 4
Appears under FLYER MILES.